Sutton vs Bywong

Sutton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Bywong. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Bywong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 52/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Sutton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($1,125,000 vs $1,405,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bywong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (170 min vs 181 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (262 km vs 273.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bywong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 52/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Bywong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.5% vs -6.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Sutton and Bywong drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Sutton Bywong
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Sutton Bywong
Walkability 0 / 5
Sutton — Walkability: 0/100 Bywong — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 48 / 74
Sutton — Safety: 48/100 Bywong — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 37 / 36
Sutton — Low fire risk: 37/100 Bywong — Low fire risk: 36/100

Demographics

Bywong skews older (47 vs 44).

Sutton Bywong
Population 1,556
+14% vs other
 1,342
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.3% +1.5%
Median age 44 47
Median household income $158,288/yr $164,944/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sutton Bywong
0-4 3.7% / 2.8%
Sutton — 0-4: 3.7% Bywong — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 11.7% / 13.6%
Sutton — 5-14: 11.7% Bywong — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 6.8% / 7.3%
Sutton — 15-19: 6.8% Bywong — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 7.6% / 3.9%
Sutton — 20-24: 7.6% Bywong — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 10.3% / 6.4%
Sutton — 25-34: 10.3% Bywong — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 10.3% / 10.9%
Sutton — 35-44: 10.3% Bywong — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 14.5% / 19.6%
Sutton — 45-54: 14.5% Bywong — 45-54: 19.6%
55-64 15.8% / 16.8%
Sutton — 55-64: 15.8% Bywong — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 12.8% / 12.5%
Sutton — 65-74: 12.8% Bywong — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 4.9% / 4.5%
Sutton — 75-84: 4.9% Bywong — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 0.7% / 0.7%
Sutton — 85+: 0.7% Bywong — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sutton 63.2% couple families
Sutton — Couple Families: 63.2% Sutton — Lone Person: 21.6% Sutton — One Parent Families: 9.7% Sutton — Group Household: 2.9% Sutton — Other Families: 2.6%
Bywong 65.3% couple families
Bywong — Couple Families: 65.3% Bywong — Lone Person: 17.7% Bywong — One Parent Families: 12.2% Bywong — Group Household: 2.8% Bywong — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sutton 16.0% renting
Sutton — Owned Outright: 47.4% Sutton — Mortgage: 36.5% Sutton — Renting: 16.0%
Bywong 8.1% renting
Bywong — Owned Outright: 39.5% Bywong — Mortgage: 52.5% Bywong — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Sutton Bywong
Bachelor Degree 14.4% / 16.9%
Sutton — Bachelor Degree: 14.4% Bywong — Bachelor Degree: 16.9%
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 14.3%
Sutton — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% Bywong — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.5% / 9.5%
Sutton — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5% Bywong — Postgraduate Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 6.3%
Sutton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Bywong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 3.9%
Sutton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Bywong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Sutton Bywong
England 3.7% / 4.0%
Sutton — England: 3.7% Bywong — England: 4.0%
New Zealand 0.6% / 1.7%
Sutton — New Zealand: 0.6% Bywong — New Zealand: 1.7%
India 0.8% / 0.3%
Sutton — India: 0.8% Bywong — India: 0.3%
Italy 0.5% / 0.6%
Sutton — Italy: 0.5% Bywong — Italy: 0.6%
South Africa 0.6% / —
Sutton — South Africa: 0.6% Bywong — South Africa: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Sutton — Philippines: 0.5% Bywong — Philippines: not among its largest
Brazil — / 0.4%
Sutton — Brazil: not among its largest Bywong — Brazil: 0.4%
Sri Lanka — / 0.4%
Sutton — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Bywong — Sri Lanka: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sutton 97.2% houses
Sutton — Houses: 97.2% Sutton — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Bywong 99.1% houses
Bywong — Houses: 99.1% Bywong — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sutton Bywong
Median house price $1,617,500 $1,610,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,125,000 $1,405,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 4 sales
 132 days
from 8 sales

Zoning mix

Bywong has more land zoned for conservation (53% vs 13%); Sutton has more rural and farming land (84% vs 46%).

Sutton Bywong
Rural and farming 84% 46%
Environmental 13% 53%
Residential 3% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Sutton Bywong
New dwellings approved 121
across Yass Valley
 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
Approvals change year on year +14% +231%

Ranking within NSW

Sutton Bywong
House price Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Income Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 92% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW

Liveability

Bywong scores higher overall (50 vs 40).

Sutton Bywong
Grade C B
Score 40/100 50/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Sutton carries more crime risk (52 vs 26).

Sutton Bywong
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Low
26/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Sutton Bywong
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Sutton

  • Sutton Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Bywong

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Sutton Bywong
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 17 10

Mobility

Sutton sits further from the CBD (273.9 km vs 262 km).

Sutton Bywong
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 273.9 km
+4% vs other
 262 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 181 min 170 min
Public transport score 32/100
Bus
 29/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 12.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 11.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share — 1.8%
postcode 2621
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2620
 75
postcode 2621

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Sutton Bywong
Car (driver) 77.5% / 74.6%
Sutton — Car (driver): 77.5% Bywong — Car (driver): 74.6%
Worked from Home 16.4% / 17.9%
Sutton — Worked from Home: 16.4% Bywong — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 5.3%
Sutton — Car (passenger): 3.1% Bywong — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only 2.5% / 1.8%
Sutton — Walked Only: 2.5% Bywong — Walked Only: 1.8%
Bus 0.4% / 0.5%
Sutton — Bus: 0.4% Bywong — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.5%).

Setting

Sutton Bywong
Elevation 658 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 773 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Sutton Bywong
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
150 premises
 0%
143 premises

Climate

Sutton Bywong
Annual rainfall 622 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Sutton Bywong
Average residential rate $1,162/yr $1,751/yr
Council Yass Valley Queanbeyan-Palerang

Federal electorate

Sutton Bywong
Division Riverina Eden-monaro
Member Michael Mccormack Kristy Mcbain
Party The Nationals Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Sutton Bywong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sutton

Rural

Bywong

Rural

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